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Report a Mistake- Object Number 19720260-001
- Event 1939-1945 Second World War
- Affiliation --
- Artist / Maker / Manufacturer Montreal Locomotive Works
- Date Made 1941 or later
- Place of Use Continent - North America, Country - Canada
- Category Distribution and transportation artifacts
- Sub-category Land transportation, motorized
- Department Arms and Technology
- Museum CWM
- Earliest 1941/06/01
- Latest 1974/12/31
- Brand Name / Model Mk II Cruiser
- Inscription A RED/WHITE/RED RECTANGLE PAINTED ON SIDES;H 11 PAINTED IN WHITE ON TURRET SIDES
- Pattern Name Ram
- Service Component Canadian Army
- Measurements Height 275.4 cm, Length 568.6 cm, Width 293.2 cm
- Caption Ram
- Additional Information Canada produced 1,949 Rams in response to problems experienced with other Allied tank designs. The more heavily gunned American M4 Sherman soon replaced it as Canada's standard medium tank, but Rams with their turrets removed, renamed "Kangaroos," served as armoured personnel carriers to the end of the war.